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Labour accused of betraying WASPI women to win election after compensation snub

The Labour government came under fire on Wednesday after work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall rejected calls for 3.8m affected individuals to be given £1,000 and £2,950 each in compensation

The Independent UK

Waspi compensation: What does the government announcement mean for women hit by state pension changes?

Everything you need to know about the Waspi campaign following work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall’s latest update

The Independent UK

Waspi campaigners call payout denial ‘a cruel blow to a generation of women’

Compensation to up to 3.8 million women affected by the changes could have cost the government £10.5 billion, Liz Kendall says

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Anger greets UK government decision not to compensate ‘Waspi women’

Minister says flat-rate compensation scheme for women affected by rising state pension age would have cost taxpayer £10.5bn

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Labour had hoped for ‘compromise’ on Waspi compensation

The Labour-led UK Government has said there will be no financial compensation for women impacted by the change to the state pension age.

The Independent UK

Kendall faces MP criticism and calls to reconsider Waspi compensation decision

The Work and Pensions Secretary said the Government had made a ‘right and fair’ announcement.

The Independent UK

Waspi women criticise ‘bizarre and unjustified’ ruling out of compensation

The Government said a blanket compensation scheme for Waspi women, which could cost taxpayers up to £10.5 billion, cannot be justified.

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Watchdog hits out at Government's decision not to compensate 'Waspi women'

Campaigners branded the Government’s decision not to compensate affected women ‘bizarre and totally unjustified’

Evening Standard

‘Day of shame’: Labour will not pay compensation to 3.8 million Waspi women, Liz Kendall announces

Labour MP hits out at his own government as campaigners say decision not to compensate women up to £2,950 each ‘would make the likes of Boris Johnson and Donald Trump blush’

The Independent UK

SNP should pay Waspi compensation with devolved funds, Labour minister says

THE Scottish Government should step in to pay Waspi women compensation because the Labour Government will not, the UK Pensions Secretary has said ...

The National (Scotland)

Waspi women will not receive compensation, Government confirms

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall apologised for the a 28-month delay in writing to 1950s-born women.

Evening Standard

Labour Government will not pay Waspi women any compensation, minister confirms

THE Labour Government will not pay any compensation to Waspi women, it has been confirmed ...

The National (Scotland)

Getting Britain to work without blaming ‘scroungers’ – can Starmer change the narrative?

At face value, the government’s approach to “get Britain working” marks a pointed departure from the toxic anti-welfare rhetoric of recent decades.

The Conversation

Labour Promises 'Jobcentre In Your Pocket' With £55 Million Modernisation Initiative

Recent figures suggest that Britain is the only major economy to experience a fall in its employment rate in the last five years.

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Labour gives disability benefit change update – but ‘anxiety’ remains for thousands

’Cloud of uncertainty’ hangs over disabled people, charities warn

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Businesses warn of job losses threat as Starmer hopes to get 2m back into work

Tensions between business leaders and the Labour government continue to grow as Starmer puts hopes in company bosses to employ 2 million more people

The Guardian - UK

The gospel according to Boris Johnson: it’s the church’s fault our kids are overweight

The ex-PM opines that it’s Anglicanism’s failure to spiritually nourish children that has made them junk food addicts

Evening Standard

‘Contradiction’ in Government policies to get Britain working, MPs warn

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall took questions about whether her plans to get more people employed clash with a tax rise for employers.

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Evening Standard

Government sets out plans to tackle economic inactivity caused by ill health

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall set out her plan in the Commons.

Evening Standard

Those who can work, must work, says Kendall in welfare overhaul announcement

The Work and Pensions Secretary warned the benefits bill for sickness and disability is set to rise by £26 billion by the end of this parliament.

The Independent UK

From Jobcentres to disability benefits: Labour’s DWP changes explained

Several major changes have been announced

The National (Scotland)

Labour promise 'Jobcentre in your pocket' to slash benefits bill

LABOUR aim to put a “Jobcentre in your pocket” as part of a raft of reforms aimed at slashing the benefits bill.

The Guardian - UK

Russia imposes travel ban on cabinet ministers, calling it retaliation for ‘Russophobic’ policies – as it happened

Kremlin bans UK cabinet ministers including Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Yveette Cooper from entering country

The Independent UK

Starmer declares Britain ‘simply isn’t working’ and unveils plan to slash benefits bill

Announcement comes after the PM pledged to tackle UK’s ‘bulging benefits bill’

The Guardian - UK

Premier League and Channel 4 to train teenagers in Labour’s £45m work drive

Ministers to announce sweeping changes to welfare and out-of-work support, aiming to get people off benefits

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